Human Nature vs Single Payer? Human nature wins.

Over the past few weeks, I have been communicating via blog post on liberal website with those in favor of Single Payer. I am amazed at how differently they think, and it’s caused me to rethink my beliefs. But, as I have done that, I come back to the undeniable, and that is it’s simply human nature to protect our self interests:

At some point, the individuals within the collective will always ... always seek to self preserve and look to their best interest over the collective. ALWAYS.

And that is why Single Payer is doomed to fail, and do so miserably. The following is a post I made on that site …

“Sir” - I have read your posts and the article about Single Payer. It's not news. I'm not shocked to see that there is corruption in politics. Where there is money there is power.

All the articles in the world can't change the human condition. At some point, even a Marx follower ... not suggesting you or anyone else is, just going to the extreme to make a point ... one that actually believes that government should provide economic equality, at some point that person will become self aware. And the collective is no longer of any interest whatsoever.

According to the article (and countless others): "Single-payer financing is the only way to recapture this wasted money. The potential savings on paperwork, more than $350 billion per year, are enough to provide comprehensive coverage to everyone without paying any more than we already do."

You stated: "Your Doctor will be the only deciding factor with yourself in what you can get...after the groundwork for procedure limits are set. That would not be a ever changing daily argument like it is today."

Bud (and to any others that may support Single Payer), do you really believe this? Do you actually believe that it's the doctors making treatment decisions for their patients when the only way to fund the services is Medicare or Medicaid? Furthermore, does anyone believe that doctors make the decisions when an insurer is paying? Really?

In many cases no, and even with an insurer, the entity that has the MONEY has the ULITMATE CONTROL. We see this in business, politics, government, and history. This is human nature.

Single Payer is NOT the answer to all our problems. And I'll prove it to you, very simply...

If you had the money to pay for your medical needs, then you would get the services that you desired. The same for your neighbor, your friends, me, and every single person alive. We would have total CONTROL. The problem is we don't have the money! We willingly gave it all away to insurers and government!

Over the generations, we have transferred our money and CONTROL to 3rd party payers (insurers and government) via premiums and taxes.

With all due respect, to believe that single payer, whether a government or a private insurer, is the only answer denies the undeniable:

At some point, the individuals within the collective will always ... always seek to self preserve and look to their best interest over the collective. ALWAYS.

Single Payer is not and cannot then be the answer. It might be a way to provide limited coverage to the masses. But to provide the best quality care at the best price, the only answer is good old fashioned multi-payer supply and demand, where individuals have the CONTROL over their own lives.